Soldebing machine



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'RBLEY. 'SOLDERING MACHINE. No. 356,196. 'PatntedJamlS, 1887.

N. PETERS, Phofo-Lithugraphnrv Wasluifighm, o. c.

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P. ELEY. SOLDERING MACHINE.

Patented Jan; 18, 1887.

N. PETERS. Phclo-Lilhognplmr, Wishinglon, D. C.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILlP ELEY, OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

SOLDERlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,196, dated January18, 1887.

Jersey, have invented a certain new and usecan-carrier.

ful Improvement in Soldering-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention may be applied to the soldering of rectangular cases ofvarious sizes and adapted for various purposes. I will describe it asapplied to the manufacture of ordinary five-gallon cans for storing andtransporting petroleum.

It will be understood that the metal has been previously bent around toform the sides, and that the ends have been previously manufactured, oneend having the proper nozzle to serve as the upper end, and that theends have been inserted in their proper places and slightly confined bythe ordinary means.

I employ a horizontal wheel of from ten to fifteen feet radius, withmeans for turning it slowly and steadily. It carries a series of holdersfor the cans, arranged equidistant or otherwise around the periphery. Anattendant introduces the cans at one point, and another attendantchanges them end for end at another point. The other movements are au-'tomatic.

An open-top vessel is mounted'under each This carries solder kept in amelted condition by asufticientgas-flame. The can is held in an inclinedposition, and is kept the proper time with one of the joints at thelower end immersed slightly in the solder. After a sufficient period toproperly heat the thin sheet metal and effect the soldering, the can isautomatically lifted out of the solder, partially turned so as topresent another joint, and then again lowered. This proceeds until thefour joints at the bottom are soldered. Then the can is by hand or bymachinery lifted entirely out of its support and turned and again placedin the support in position for soldering the other end. It is againsimilarly treated until all the joints of the opposite end are soldered.The can is then by a sufficiently long movement lifted out of theholder. The finished cans may be stored in piles, or may, as

Application filed November 18, 1886. Serial No. 219,255. (No model.)

sider the best means of carrying out the invention.

Figure l is a plan View of the stationary parts, with asufficientportion of the revolving horizontal wheel to show itsoperation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the lineoc min Fig. 1.

Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are details on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section in the plane of the center of one of thecan holding and turning devices. The heavy lines show the can inposition for soldering. section, partly in elevation, showing thecanholder and its contents elevated in the act of being turned. Fig. 5is an inclined or face view seen in the direction indicated by thearrows in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical section corresponding with Fig.2, but showing a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures where they occur.

A is a fixed platform, of cast-iron or other suitable material. In thecenter is a bearing for a central upright shaft, B, on which is centeredthe large horizontal wheel B, carrying a series of rings, B supported onthe wheel B by the posts O G are metallic soldering-pots mounted on thewheel B,=near the periphery, each having Bunsen burners c, or otherburners, supplied with gas th rough'a pipe, 0, leading from a centralpassage in the upright shaft B, which is connected with the street-main.(Not repre sented.) The solder-pots C are kept nearly filled with meltedsolder.

The rings B stand in the inclined positions represented. In eachtraverses a series of wheels, (Z, which support a can-holder, D, whichloosely incloses a can, M, with liberty for it to move endwise, as willpresently appear. The interior of the ringB is circular, except thatthere is a notch, b, in its lower side adapted to receive the severalwheels d as they are presented successively, to aid in'holding thecan-holder in the correct position to dip the joints in the solderWithout immersing any part very deeply.

Each can-holder is provided with four pins, D, in the positionsrepresented. The platform Asupports a series of brackets, A, whichsupport each a bar, E, in the inclined position .represented. Each iscapable of sliding end Fig. 4c is a corresponding.

wise, subject to the force of aspring, F. These are arranged in suchpositions that they are struck by the pins D, to effect the turning ofthe can-holders, and, consequently, of the cans, a quarter-revolution ateach passage.

A series of brackets, B", are mounted on the wheel B in the positionsrepresented. Each supports a bar, G, which is capable of slidingendwise. Its upper end carries awheel, H, of proper form to support thelower end of the can. When the can is in an inverted position, thenozzle or mouth, as also any handle with which its top may be provided,is accommodated in a cavity in the interior of the wheel. The lower endof the bar G is forked and carries an antifriction, wheel, G. This wheeltraverses on a circular rail, A which performs an important function.Its upper edge is not level, but, on the contrary, is formed withinclined elevations or cams A, arranged as shown, which lift the wheel Gand its connections, and consequently lift the can during the periodwhile it is being turned. A longer cam, A, is introduced at one place,the effect of which is to hold the can M in the elevated position for aconsiderable period. During the passage of each can-holder past thislong cam A the attendant lifts out the can, turns it end for end,andreplacesit. After the can has traversed and been turned the propernumber of times before reaching the long cam A ,then has had its endsreversed in passing this long cam, and has again dipped threetimes,turning between each dip and the next, so as to complete thesoldering of all its joints, the wheel Gis acted on byacam, which is, ofmuch greater height than the others. This lifts'the bar G and wheel H,and with them the can M, to such an an extent and so briskly as to liftthe can M entirely from the can-holder, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.3. It is then taken care of by other means, and. on the sinking of thewheel H again to its original position it is ready to receive a freshcan and commence a second round of opera tions.

The wheel B is provided with a number of bearingwheels, B, whichtraverse on the plane upper surface of the supporting-platform A, or onrails which may be specially provided for them. They serve to maintainthe wheel B and the parts carried thereon in the correct position. Thewheel B is driven bya worm, 1*, carried on a nearly-horizontal shaft, I,which is supported in fixed bearings, and receives motion from the beltI through a pulley, I. p

The springs F under the bars E perform an important function. They allowthe corner of the can-holder D to be depressed in commencing eachquarter-revolution, and follow it up as it rises in completing suchmotion. Its elastic force acting against the corner of the can-holderaids to insure the completion of the quarter-revolution.

Modifications may be made in the forms and proportions. Ican employ agreater or less number of the solder-pots with their heating means andof the can-carriers and their supports B. I can use alargerorsmallerwheel, B, correspondingly modifying the other portions. Ican,when working in a small way, dispense with the mechanism forejecting,and can remove the finished cans by hand. I can turn the wheelB by other means.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, instead of carrying. the smallanti-friction wheels B on the wheel B and allowing them to run on asmooth surface on the platform A, I mount the correspondinganti-friction wheels in fixed bearings in A and allow them to actagainst a smooth surface on the under side of B. I can with eitherconstruction mount the camsurface A farther inward and at a lower level,

correspondingly elongating the rod G.

Various other modifications may be made by any good mechanic withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of theinvention.

I claim as my invention- The solder-pots (l, and their heating means 00, carried on the wheel B, in combination therewith, and with thecan-holders D, and means for raising, turning, and lowering the cans,arranged for joint operation, substantially as and for the purposesherein specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at New York city, NewYork, this 21st day of October, 1886, in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses. PHILIP ELEY.

Vvitnesses:

CHARLES R. SEARLE, M. F. BOYLE.

